COURTESY RELEASE: Roberto Clemente Bridge to Close for Upcoming Events

Published on September 25, 2025

A Ferris wheel on the Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) Bridge in Pittsburgh as part of the Oktoberfest Pittsburgh event

PITTSBURGH – The Department of Public Works announced today that it has granted permits to P3R and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) to close the Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) Bridge in Pittsburgh for upcoming events.

P3R will close the bridge from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 27 for the Dollar Bank Junior Great Race. The PDP will close the bridge from 9 a.m. on Monday, September 29 through 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14 for Oktoberfest Pittsburgh.

Traffic during both closures will be detoured using Isabella Street and the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge.

Public Works is not involved with these events and is providing this information as a public service announcement only. For more information about the Dollar Bank Junior Great Race, visit https://www.rungreatrace.com/junior_great_race, or contact P3R at info@p3r.org or 412-586-7785. For more information about Oktoberfest Pittsburgh, visit https://www.oktpgh.com/, or contact Richard Hooper from the PDP at rhooper@downtownpittsburgh.com or 412-325-0163.

Media inquiries may be directed to Brent Wasko, Public Information Officer for the Department of Public Works, at brent.wasko@alleghenycounty.us or by phone at 412-350-2451 (office) or 412-577-6175 (cell).